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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
527 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

SEVERAL SAFE BOATING MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED THROUGHOUT THE
UPCOMING WEEK. TODAYS MESSAGE IS...VESSEL SAFETY CHECKS.

THIS BOATING SEASON, MAKE SURE THAT YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
VESSEL SAFETY CHECK (VSC), PROGRAM A FREE, NO RISK, SERVICE
PROVIDED IN YOUR AREA BY THE U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY AND THE
US POWER SQUADRONS. A QUALIFIED VESSEL EXAMINER WILL CONDUCT AN
INSPECTION OF ALL THE REQUIRED SAFETY EQUIPMENT CARRIED OR
INSTALLED ON A VESSEL AND CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE VESSELS OVERALL
CONDITION. EVEN IF YOU PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO SAFETY, DANGEROUS
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS CAN CROP UP ON THE BEST-MAINTAINED BOAT. THAT`S
WHY THE U.S. COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS THAT ALL RECREATIONAL BOATS,
INCLUDING PERSONAL WATERCRAFT, GET A INSPECTION CHECK EACH YEAR.

THIS MESSAGE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND
THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL. VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING
COUNCIL AT WWW.SAFEBOATINGCOUNCIL.ORG WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SAFEBOATING

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
527 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK BEGINS TODAY...

NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK OCCURS EACH YEAR DURING THE FIRST FULL
WEEK BEFORE THE START OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THIS YEAR IT RUNS
FROM MAY 18 THROUGH MAY 24...AND WE START WITH THE TOPIC OF LIFE
JACKETS.

BEFORE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GET OUT ON THE WATER THIS YEAR, GRAB A
LIFE JACKET AND WEAR IT. NEARLY 85 PERCENT OF THOSE WHO DROWN WHILE
BOATING WERE NOT WEARING A LIFE JACKET. WEARING A LIFE JACKET IS
ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND SIMPLE LIFE-SAVING STRATEGIES FOR SAFE
RECREATIONAL BOATING. BOATERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A U.S. COAST
GUARD-APPROVED LIFE JACKET ON BOARD FOR EVERY PASSENGER ON THEIR
VESSEL. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THIS: REMEMBER TO GRAB A LIFE
JACKET AND WEAR IT.

THIS MESSAGE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND
THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL. VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING
COUNCIL AT WWW.SAFEBOATINGCOUNCIL.ORG WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SAFEBOATING

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